Overheating
Frequent overheating will damage the motherboard! Here is an expanded article on heat and laptops.
Symptoms:
The laptop starts beeping, freezes, restarts by itself or shuts down after it has been on for some time, typically 10-15 minutes or more. If you start it again, it does the same thing after just a few minutes.
Troubleshooting:
Most laptops overheat because the fan intake is blocked either from placing the laptop on a soft surface or by dust. In either case you will need to let it cool down before turning it back on (may take up to 30 min). If you suspect that dust is blocking the fan/heatsink, get a compressed air can and try to clean it now (that will cool down the laptop too).
Sometimes overheating is caused by a fan malfunction. If the fan is completely stuck, the laptop will show an error message immediately after starting. However in rare cases the fan’s fins are just loose or broken and won’t move enough air to cool the laptop.
In either case you should try cleaning the fan(s) and heatsink(s) with compressed air. That is best done outside, as usually there is a surprising amount of dust accumulated in there. If the laptop continues to overheat, you will need to bring it to a repair shop.
Also if you have dropped the laptop, the screws holding the heatsink may have broken off. In this case the laptop will overheat in just a couple of minutes as the CPU has lost contact with the heatsink and is not cooled at all.
I was convinced my laptop, Packard Bell Easynote GN45, was overheating but having gone through and replacing everything it turned out to be the hard drive… Try it!
my laptop gets high temp when im playin 2k12. and when i check the the temp in realtemp its measures around 70-80 deg.cel. the thermal status become LOG. im using dell N5010, intel core i3-380m @ 2.53GHz. is this normal for my laptop??
Respected sir i am using a wipro laptop i’ve opened my laptop’s back panel to check for the no. of slots and opened my ram.and then i fixed it normally from then its is not starting at all.If it is connected to charger it is continues restarting and i am unable to shut down forcibly also when the charger is connected.it is shutting down only after unplugging the charger….can you tell me the problem ???
Hi I own Lenovo Y410. The laptop shuts abruptly after some time. I feel it is related to the fan because it stops spinning some times. What do I do?
I have HP Pavillion dv5 1020ev and I’m dealing with a very strange problem to me.
I turn on the laptop , some times turn on normally , with out any problem , normal speed everything ok. Windows is loading check the temperatures with HWTemperature monitor and the temperatures are fine, but after some time, 5 min- 5 hours the laptop turn off and when I’m trying to turn it on again it does turn on for few sec or for max 1 min and then turn off again.
I have changed the cpu paste also I have clean the heatsinks but the problem is still there.
I can’t understand what is wrong, is the motherboard , the CPU, or something else? I have remove any nonessential part but the same problem.
(windows are fresh new, no viruses etc)
Can anyone help me with this?
well mine oveerheats and turns off.what can i do go to an profesianle?
Hi, I’ve read back to Jim G’s question August 26, 2008 and That IS exactly my question, Before I replace the Fan on my HP DV4 notebook.
Disassembly risks creating other problems. Previously the fan would run at the wrong times and finally quit altogether resulting in thermal shutdowns.
So the question is : How to determine if the problem is really software or some temp. sensor OR indeed the fan ? Does anyone here have experience with this ? Or, at least, tell me, “replace the fan and everything will be alright”.
Thanks for the knowledgeable help .
what should be done when laptop restarts immediatly after shutdown
I have a problem with my dell inspiron 1525 it fan stopped and it’s overheating and turns off automatically how can I change it .
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would virtualisation/cloud computing from a business perspective eradicate this issue?